Help Menu

The Help menu gives access to the followings commands:

  • User's guide - access to all documentations and explanation of all technical and accounting topics
  • Keyboard shortcuts - list of all keyboard shortcuts with detailed use description
  • Check for updates... - access to our website to check if there are newer versions of the software
  • Support center - access to Banana support web page
  • Feedback - link to our website contact form where you can leave a feedback
  • Register - access to Banana web page for users registration
  • Manage license key - allows to enter the license key for the program
  • About Banana Accounting - access to technical information about the program such as version number, serial number, Copyright.....

 

Keyboard shortcuts

You can also consult the list of keyboard shortcuts directly from the program, by choosing Keyboard shortcuts from the Help menu.

Short-cut Keys

Accounting Keys

Description

F9

Perform simple recheck.

Shift+F9

Perform global recheck.

F6

This key executes different functions depending on the column the user is working on. The functions are explained in the information window.

Alt+ Left click

Display the Extract rows table or the Account card table when clicking on an account number.

. (Full stop/Period)

On a date column insert the current date.

Editing Keys

Description

Enter, Tab

Confirming keyed-in text and advance one cell.

Alt+Enter

Confirming keyed-in text and advance one row.

Shift+Tab

Confirming keyed-in text and return to previous cell.

F2

Edit content of cell.

Double click

Edit content of cell. Under the program options you can select to edit content of cell with a single click.

Backspace, Space

Delete content of current cell and edit the content.

Backspace

Delete preceding character.

Del

Delete subsequent characters.

Ctrl+C

Copy selected text or cells.

Ctrl+V

Paste copied text or cells.

Del

Delete content of selection.

not assigned

Delete text from the cursor point to the end of the cell.

F4

Copy previous cell from same column.

Shift+F4

Copy previous cell from same column and advance one cell.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy selected rows.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Insert copied rows.

Ctrl+-

Delete selected rows.

Ctrl++

Insert rows before position of cursor.

Ctrl+Enter, Ctrl+Return

Add one row below position of cursor.

Moving keys

Description

Left

Scroll towards left.

Right

Scroll towards right.

Up

Scroll up.

Down

Scroll down.

PgUp

Scroll up one screen page.

PgDown

Scroll down one screen page.

Home

Scroll to beginning of row.

End

Scroll to end of row.

Ctrl+Home

Scroll to top-left angle of table.

Ctrl+End

Scroll to bottom-right angle of table.

Ctrl+Left

Moves towards left to the edge of the current data region.

Ctrl+Right

Moves towards right to the edge of the current data region.

Ctrl+Up

Moves up to the edge of the current data region.

Ctrl+Down

Moves down to the edge of the current data region.

Alt+PgDown

Next view.

Alt+PgUp

Previous view.

Ctrl+PgDown

Next table.

Ctrl+PgUp

Previous table.

Ctrl+Tab

Next window.

Ctrl+Shift+Backtab

Previous window.

F5

Scroll to desired row by keying in row number in active window.

Shift+F5

Go to original row.

Selection Keys

Description

Shift+PgUp

Select column moving upwards, page by page.

Shift+PgDown

Select column moving downwards, page by page.

Shift+Left

Select row to left.

Shift+Right

Select row to right.

Shift+Up

Select upper column.

Shift+Down

Select lower column.

Shift+Home

Select back to start of row.

Shift+End

Select forward to end of row.

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Select back to top of table.

Ctrl+Shift+End

Select forward to end of table.

Ctrl+A

Select entire table.

Other Keys

Description

Ctrl+F4

Close active window.

not assigned

Exit program.

Ctrl+N

New file.

Ctrl+S

Save.

Ctrl+O

Open.

Ctrl+P

Print.

Esc

Cancel operation.

Ctrl+Z

Undo operation.

Ctrl+Y

Redo operation.

Ctrl+F

Find.

F3

Find next.

Ctrl+B

Bold text.

Ctrl+I

Italic text.

F1

View help.

Multimedia keyboard

Is performed by

Function key (eg. F6)

Press the fn key as well as the corresponding function key (e.g. Fn+F6).

Error messages

If the program shows error messages:

 

  • Update your software to the latest available version, by downloading it at the following page:
    http://www.banana.ch/en/node/3215
  • Check that the opening balances are correct
  • Recheck the accounting file by pressing Shift+F9
  • If you have a multi-currency accounting, check that the exchange rate differences have been calculated
  • Search for differences in the transactions with the Search for transaction differences command from the Account1 menu.